Police have made three more arrests as a blitz on Manchester's counterfeit traders continues. Earlier this week, it was announced the infamous 'Counterfeit Street' buildings on Bury New Road are set to be shut down and bulldozed, with Greater Manchester Police linking 33 organised crime gangs to the area.
The announcement tied in with Operation Vulcan, which saw police recover an estimated 20 tonnes of replica clothing after being called out to reports of a burglary on Lockett Street on Tuesday (October 25), just off Bury New Road in Strangeways. Officers also recovered a van which was being used for the burglary, containing a machete and an axe.
At around 12.20pm yesterday (Thursday), officers from the Operation Vulcan team made an impromptu stop at the same firework shop alongside trading standards and Manchester's anti-social behaviour action team (ASBAT), to make sure what was being sold was legitimate and safe. They found the boards which had previously been put in place to secure the building had been removed.
